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1. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Powerful patrol cars, fast motorcycles, and superheterodyne two-way radios combine to fight crime on the rural highways of America's wide open spaces.

Stars: Broderick Crawford, Art Gilmore, William Boyett, Vance Skarstedt

Votes: 1,523

2. Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Unrated | 71 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When Countess Marya Zaleska appears in London, mysterious events occur that lead Dr. Von Helsing to believe that the Countess must be a vampire.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan

Votes: 7,988

3. Batman (1943)

Approved | 260 min | Action, Crime, Family

The very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson

Votes: 2,470

4. The Cisco Kid (1950–1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

The Cisco Kid rides through the American frontier with his sidekick, Pancho, fighting corruption with a blend of pride and humor that created a legend in the hearts of generations of television viewers.

Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Troy Melton, Bill Catching

Votes: 641

5. The Invisible Ray (1935)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton

Votes: 3,023

6. Bombardier (1943)

Passed | 99 min | Drama, War

Major "Chick" Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF's first generation of high-level bombardiers.

Directors: Richard Wallace, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert

Votes: 897

7. The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance

General Gurko Lanen is the dictator of Lichtenburg, a country set in the Balkans. With the help of Napoleon II, the rightful ruler Grand Duchess Zona aims to overthrow the general. She is also helped by the visiting Count of Monte Cristo.

Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Florence Bates

Votes: 880

8. I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)

30 min | Drama

Herbert Philbrick's covert life as an FBI spy within the Communist underground, his dual existence fraught with constant peril and the challenge of keeping his espionage activities hidden from family and friends.

Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Virginia Stefan, Ed Hinton

Votes: 166

9. The Durango Kid (1940)

Approved | 61 min | Western

The first film in which Charles Starrett played an alter-ego character known as "The Durango Kid" but this entry, for all intents and purposes, has only the names of Starrett and "Durango" ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Charles Starrett, Luana Walters, Kenneth MacDonald, Francis Walker

Votes: 180

10. The Man Called X (1956–1957)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

The Man Called X was Agent Ken Thurston who took on dangerous cases in a variety of exotic locations. He was sent all around the world by the Intelligence Bureau to gather information and protect U.S interests. His code name is simply X.

Stars: Barry Sullivan, Byron Keith, Don C. Harvey, Lynn Cartwright

Votes: 38

11. The Girl from Rio (1939)

Approved | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A girl who is a famous singer in Brazil comes to New York to help clear her brother, who has been charged with arson and murder.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Movita, Warren Hull, Alan Baldwin, Kay Linaker

Votes: 83

12. Convict's Code (1939)

62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer, Victor Kilian

Votes: 284

13. Meet Corliss Archer (1954– )

30 min | Comedy

Pert blond teenager Corliss Archer must balance her life at school, her lovable but goofy boyfriend Dexter and her well-meaning but clueless parents.

Stars: Ann Baker, Mary Brian, John Eldredge, Robert Ellis

Votes: 71

14. Before Midnight (1933)

Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Detective tries to figure out who killed a man who predicted his own death.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, June Collyer, Claude Gillingwater, Bradley Page

Votes: 325

15. Gang Bullets (1938)

Approved | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Anne Nagel, Robert Kent, Charles Trowbridge, Morgan Wallace

Votes: 213

16. Girls Can Play (1937)

Passed | 59 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Foy Harris (John Gallaudet) is a bootlegger selling illegal booze and also running a girl's professional softball team and is romancing the team's catcher Sue Collins (Rita Hayworth). The ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Julie Bishop, Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, John Gallaudet

Votes: 155

17. The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941)

Passed | 59 min | Western

"Lucky" Lawrence, an airplane pilot, and Tom Jeffries, a cowpuncher, becomes friends while training for The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "Lucky" is assigned to the Air Patrol branch, ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Wanda McKay, Donald Curtis

Votes: 24

18. Mr. District Attorney (1954–1955)

30 min | Drama

Based on the popular radio show that lasted from 1939 through 1951. The initial TV version (1951-'52) was staged as a live bi-weekly series and rebooted in 1954. The District Attorney of Los Angeles 'protects' the people.

Stars: David Brian, Jackie Loughery, Stuart Nedd, Russ Conway

Votes: 31

19. The Super Sex (1922)

60 min | Comedy, Romance

Miles Brewster Higgins, a self-conscious small town youth, endures his jealousy in silence when a flashy automobile salesman appears and captures the attention of his sweetheart, Irene ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Gordon, Charlotte Pierce, Tully Marshall, Lydia Knott

20. The Silent Man (1917)

61 min | Western

A gold prospector strikes it rich, but the crooks who run a frontier town take it away from him. He determines to get it back and clean up the town.

Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Vola Vale, Robert McKim, Dorcas Matthews

Votes: 114

21. Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

TV comedy anthology series

Stars: Adolphe Menjou, John Hamilton, Dan White, Gertrude Michael

Votes: 31

22. The Unguarded Hour (1925)

70 min | Comedy, Drama

Bryce Gilbert convinces his daughter, Virginia, that she should not elope with a casual boyfriend and sends her to Italy to stay with his fiancée, Duchess Bianca. Bianca's nephew, Duke ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Milton Sills, Doris Kenyon, Claude King, Dolores Cassinelli

23. Wagon Tracks (1919)

Not Rated | 70 min | Adventure, Mystery, Western

Buckskin Hamilton guides a wagon train across the wasteland, caring well for the pioneers he escorts, but hoping to solve the murder of his brother by one of the travellers.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Jane Novak, Robert McKim, Lloyd Bacon

Votes: 237

24. Frontier Feud (1945)

Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western

Traveling incognito to a once-peaceful valley now torn by a murderous conflict between two ranchers, U.S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins find the dead body of Zane Jenkins,... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Dennis Moore, Christine McIntyre

Votes: 41

25. Law Beyond the Range (1935)

Approved | 60 min | Western

Tim is dismissed from the Rangers for letting his friend Kane who is accused of murder escape. When newspaper editor Alexander dies, Tim takes over to continue that fight against Heston and... See full summary »

Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Tim McCoy, Robert Allen, Billie Seward, Guy Usher

Votes: 18

26. The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)

Passed | 41 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

Jewel thieves, operating under the guises of a Duke and a Duchess, hire the Ace Detective Agency, run by Russ Ashton, to baby sit an infant they have kidnapped and are using as a blind. A ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Allen Jenkins, Virginia Sale

Votes: 83

27. The Shock (1923)

Passed | 96 min | Drama

A gang of blackmailers sends a cripple to San Francisco to expose a banker they have been blackmailing. However, the cripple meets and falls in love with the banker's daughter.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Lon Chaney, Virginia Valli, Jack Mower, William Welsh

Votes: 543

28. Straightaway (1933)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Auto race champ Tim Dawson and his brother Billy are fired by boss Turnberg when they won't throw an important race to his son Carl. Pop Reeves, a competitor, finds that Turnberg had bribed... See full summary »

Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Tim McCoy, Sue Carol, William Bakewell, Ward Bond

29. Partners of the Trail (1944)

Approved | 57 min | Western

Kate Hilton, returning to her ranch in Springfield via stagecoach after learning of the murder of her father, meets U.S. Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie. The stage is held up and robbed of the... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Craig Woods, Christine McIntyre

Votes: 62

30. The Defense Rests (1934)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

The assistant (Arthur) of a sleazy lawyer (Holt) is determined to end his cheating ways.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Nat Pendleton, Arthur Hohl

Votes: 196

31. Gun Runner (1949)

Approved | 54 min | Drama, Music, Western

Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to the Indians. After she short-changes smuggler Stacey, his men attempt to steal the hidden... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Noel Neill, Mae Clarke

Votes: 35

32. Riddle Gawne (1918)

50 min | Action, Western

Riddle Gawne seeks revenge on the man who stole his wife and killed his brother. Gawne saves Kathleen Harkness from cattle rustler Bozzam and discovers that Bozzam is the man he seeks.

Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Katherine MacDonald, Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer

Votes: 71

33. Once to Every Woman (1934)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Walter Connolly, Walter Byron

Votes: 193

34. Law Men (1944)

Approved | 58 min | Western

Johnny is a marshal who infiltrates a bank robbery gang.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jan Wiley, Kirby Grant

Votes: 114

35. Wolf Lowry (1917)

50 min | Western

Tom "Wolf" Lowry, the owner of the Bar Z ranch, tolerates no intruders into his life. When he hears that settlers have entered his valley, he goes to confront them but has a change of heart... See full summary »

Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Margery Wilson, Aaron Edwards, William Fairbanks

Votes: 74

36. Highway Patrol (1938)

Approved | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Arrested for speeding by highway patrolman Bill Rolph (Robert Paige), J.W. Brady (Robert Middlemass), the president of an oil refinery, offers him the assignment to find the culprits who ... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Robert Paige, Julie Bishop, Robert Middlemass, Arthur Loft

Votes: 28

37. Behind the Evidence (1935)

Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Millionaire playboy Tony Sheridan suddenly loses his fortune and, faced with working for a living, decides to become a newspaperman. He is hired by Hackett, the city editor, who assigns him... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Norman Foster, Sheila Bromley, Donald Cook, Geneva Mitchell

38. Sundown Riders (1944)

Approved | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Western

This film was produced and released in 1944 by Film Enterprises for the 16mm school-and-institutional market, and was picked up and released in 1948 by Astor for theatrical 35mm showings. ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Russell Wade, Jay Kirby, Andy Clyde, Evelyn Finley

Votes: 22

39. North from the Lone Star (1941)

Passed | 58 min | Drama, Western

Kirby is taking over Deadwood and his next victim is Wilson. But Wild Bill arrives just in time to foil Kirby's plan. Kirby makes Bill the town Marshal and Bill arrests Wilson when he ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Bill Elliott, Richard Fiske, Dorothy Fay, Dub Taylor

Votes: 31

40. The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western

The last solo-starring feature film Bill Elliott made for Columbia, as his next eight westerns for Columbia featured Tex Ritter as his co-star. Young Dave Crockett and his sidekick ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald

Votes: 61

41. Valley of Fear (1947)

Passed | 54 min | Drama, Western

Johnny Williams (Johnny Mack Brown) returns to his home town of Beaufort, and finds himself being chased by banker Henry Stevens (Tristram Coffin), Grangers Association head Les Travers (Ed... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Tristram Coffin

Votes: 25

42. Master of Men (1933)

Passed | 65 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A steel-mill worker, Buck Garrett (Jack Holt) betters himself and becomes involved in the New York stock market. He marries Kay Walling (Fay Wray), who disapproves his market schemes and ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Walter Connolly, Berton Churchill

43. Flame of the West (1945)

Passed | 71 min | Western

John Poole, a lawman turned peace-loving doctor, refuses to use force to tame the lawless element of the town. Tom Nightlander, newly-appointed sheriff, who uses both his fists and guns ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury, Douglass Dumbrille

Votes: 111

44. The Narrow Trail (1917)

68 min | Drama, Western

Ice Harding, leader of a band of outlaws, covets the pinto leader of a band of wild horses, and after a long chase, ropes and breaks him. Ice and "The King" become fast friends and when the... See full summary »

Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Sylvia Breamer, Milton Ross, Bob Kortman

Votes: 87

45. O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)

Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Sergeant O'Malley, a member of the Northwest Mounted Police, is assigned to bring in the murderer of a saloon keeper named La Grange. Disguised as a cowboy, O'Malley attends a rodeo, where ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Eva Novak, Leo Willis, Alfred Allen

Votes: 23

46. Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948)

Approved | 55 min | Western

Banty Prentiss returns to Medicine Bow after his parole on the recommendation of his friend Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown, who had arrested him for bank thefts. Outlaws, led by Buckeye, fail in... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley

Votes: 37

47. Three Word Brand (1921)

Passed | 82 min | Western

Ben Trego dies defending his twin sons from Indian attack. Separated, the two boys grow up very differently, one as Paul Marsden, the other as a cowboy named Three Word Brand. Paul becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Jane Novak, S.J. Bingham, J. Gordon Russell

Votes: 65

48. The Hat Box Mystery (1947)

Passed | 44 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Susan Hart, assistant to private detective Russ Ashton, is given a camera concealed in a hat box and assigned to take a picture of a woman. A gun is accidentally hidden in the box and the ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Tom Neal, Pamela Blake, Allen Jenkins, Virginia Sale

Votes: 146

49. Idle Tongues (1924)

60 min | Drama

After serving 5 years in prison for embezzling church funds, Dr. Ephraim Nye returns to Ostable and the scornful gossip of its residents, led by Althea Bemis. There is a typhoid epidemic, ... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Percy Marmont, Doris Kenyon, Claude Gillingwater, Lucille Ricksen

Votes: 29

50. The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)

Approved | 61 min | Western

Leach Kilgrain has a plan to gain control of all the ranches in Pecos. His unscrupulous Mayor Ewell boosts taxes higher than the ranchers can pay, and Kilgrain plans to buy the land cheaply... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Bill Elliott, Betty Miles, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett

Votes: 72